The American Society of Cinematographers has named its annual Outstanding Achievement Award nominees in the categories of feature film, documentary, and television cinematography. Winners will be announced during the 36th ASC Awards on March 20. The ceremony will be a hybrid event, both in person and live streamed, at the historic ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood.
Feature Film, category sponsored by Keslow Camera
Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC for The Tragedy of Macbeth
Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS for Dune
Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF for Nightmare Alley
Ari Wegner, ACS for The Power of the Dog
Haris Zambarloukos, BSC, GSC for Belfast
Spotlight, category sponsored by Panavision
Ruben Impens, SBC for Titane
Pat Scola for Pig
Adolpho Veloso, ABC for Jockey
Documentary, category sponsored by Sony
Jessica Beshir for Faya Dayi
Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill for Cusp
Daniel Schönauer for The Hidden Life of Trees
Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television, category sponsored by Arri
Steve Annis for Foundation – Pilot Episode: The Emperor’s Peace
Tim Ives, ASC for Halston – Episode: The Party’s Over
James Laxton, ASC for The Underground Railroad – Episode: Chapter 9: Indiana Winter
Christophe Nuyens, SBC for Lupin – Pilot Episode: Chapter 1
Ben Richardson, ASC for Mare of Easttown– Episode: Illusions
Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Non-Commercial, sponsored by Panavision
Stuart Biddlecombe for The Handmaid’s Tale – Episode: The Wilderness
David Garbett for Sweet Tooth– Episode: Big Man
David Greene, ASC, CSC for Chaplewaite – Episode: The Promised
Jon Joffin, ASC for Titans – Episode: Souls
Boris Mojsovski, ASC, CSC for Titans – Episode: Home
Kate Reid, BSC for The Nevers – Episode: Hanged
Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Commercial, category sponsored by Red Digital Cinema
ç, CSC, NZSC for Snowpiercer – Episode: Our Answer for Everything
Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, ASC for Snowfall – Episode: Weight
Ronald Paul Richard for Riverdale – Episode: Chapter Eighty-Nine: Reservoir Dogs
Brendan Steacy, CSC for Clarice – Episode: Silence is Purgatory
David Stockton, ASC for Mayan M.C. – Episode: The Orneriness of Kings
Gavin Struthers, ASC, BSC for Superman & Lois – Episode: Heritage
Episode of a Half-Hour Television Series, category sponsored by Picture Shop
Marshall Adams, ASC for Servant – Episode: 2:00
Michael Berlucchi for Mythic Quest – Episode: Backstory!
Adam Bricker for Hacks – Episode: There is No Line
Paula Huidobro for Physical – Episode: Let’s Get Together
Jaime Reynoso, AMC for The Kominsky Method – Episode: And it’s Getting More and More Absurd
Last year’s ASC feature film winner was Erik Messerschmidt, ASC for Mank, who went on to win an Oscar for Best Achievement in Cinematography.
The Spotlight Award, which recognizes exceptional cinematography in independent, foreign, or art-house-type films went to Aurélien Marra in 2021 for TWO OF US.
The 2021 ASC Documentary Award went to Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw for The Truffle Hunters.
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